Gautam Adani facts for kids
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Gautam Adani
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Adani in 2012
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Gautam Shantilal Adani
24 June 1962 |
| Alma mater | Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya (dropped out, 1978) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Organisation | Adani Group |
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Priti Adani
(m. 1986) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Vinod Adani (brother) |
Gautam Shantilal Adani, born on June 24, 1962, is a very successful Indian businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group. This is a large company that works in many different areas. One of its main activities is building and managing ports in India.
As of July 2025, Gautam Adani is known as one of the richest people in Asia and around the world. In 2022, Time magazine recognized him as one of the 100 most influential people globally.
When he was a teenager, Adani moved to Mumbai in 1978. He started working there as a diamond sorter. Later, in 1981, he began managing his older brother's plastics factory in Ahmedabad. This experience helped him get into global trading. He started importing materials like polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In 1988, he officially started the Adani Group.
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Early Life and Learning
Gautam Adani was born on June 24, 1962. His family lived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. He has seven brothers and sisters. His parents had moved from a town called Tharad in northern Gujarat. His father worked as a small textile merchant.
Adani went to Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya school in Ahmedabad. However, he left school when he was 16 years old. He was very interested in starting his own business. He did not want to join his father's textile business.
Building a Business
As a young man, Adani moved to Mumbai in 1978. He found work sorting diamonds for a company called Mahendra Brothers. In 1981, his older brother, Mahasukhbhai Adani, bought a plastics factory in Ahmedabad. He asked Gautam to manage it. This job helped Gautam learn about international trade. He started importing materials like polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
In 1985, he began importing basic polymers for smaller factories. In 1988, Adani started his own company, Adani Exports. This company is now known as Adani Enterprises. It is the main company of the Adani Group. At first, the company traded in farm products and power supplies. In 1991, new government rules made it easier for businesses to grow. Adani then expanded his company. He started trading in metals, fabrics, and other agricultural goods.
In 2006, Adani began working in the power generation business. Between 2009 and 2012, he bought Abbot Point Port in Australia. He also acquired the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland. In February 2022, he became the richest person in Asia. By August 2022, Fortune magazine listed him as the 3rd richest person in the world.
The Adani Group
In 1994, the Government of Gujarat decided to let private companies manage the Mundra Port. In 1995, Adani won the contract to do this.
He built the first dock at Mundra Port in 1995. The port was first run by Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone. Later, its operations were moved to Adani Ports & SEZ (APSEZ). Today, this company is the largest private port operator in India. Mundra Port is the biggest private port in India. It can handle almost 210.150 million tons of goods each year.
In 1996, Adani started Adani Power. This is the power business part of the Adani Group. Adani Power owns thermal power plants that can produce 4620 megawatts of electricity. It is the largest private thermal power producer in India.
In May 2020, Adani won a very large solar energy project. It was from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and was worth US$6 billion. This project involves building an 8000-megawatt solar power plant. Adani Green will handle this project. Adani Solar will also build new factories to make more solar cells and modules.
In September 2020, Adani bought a 74% share in Mumbai International Airport. This is India's second busiest airport, after Delhi.
In May 2022, the Adani family bought Ambuja Cements and its company ACC. They bought these from a Swiss company called Holcim Group for $10.5 billion.
In August 2022, a part of the Adani Group, AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL), announced plans to buy RRPR Holding. This company owns 29.18% of the news channel NDTV. Adani also made an offer to buy another 26% of NDTV. NDTV said that Adani bought his share without telling the company's founders. These founders are former journalist Radhika Roy and her husband Prannoy Roy. NDTV stated the deal was done "without discussion, consent or notice." By December 2022, Adani was said to control the largest share of NDTV.
In 2025, Gautam Adani went to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj with his family. This included his wife, Priti Adani. During this big event, the Adani Group worked with ISKCON. They organized Mahaprasad Seva. This program gave free meals to people attending the festival. The festival took place from January 13 to February 26, 2025.
Personal Life
Gautam Adani married Priti Vora, who is a dentist, in 1986. They have two sons, Karan and Jeet. Priti Adani is the leader of the Adani Group's charity part, the Adani Foundation. Karan is the CEO of Adani Ports & SEZ. Jeet is in charge of the Adani Airports business and Adani Digital Labs.
In November 2008, Adani was having dinner at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. This was when the hotel was attacked by terrorists. Adani hid in the hotel kitchen and later in a restroom. He came out safely the next morning.
Images for kids
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Secretary of State John Kerry greets Gautam Adani, 2014.
See also
In Spanish: Gautam Adani para niños
